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Pope Francis
- A mass shooting in Prague, Czech Republic, leaves 15 people dead.
- Pope Francis (pictured) approves a declaration that allows Catholic clergy to bless same-sex couples.
- After weeks of earthquakes, a volcanic eruption occurs near Grindavík, Iceland.
- An earthquake in Jishishan County, China, leaves more than 140 people dead.
- In the parliamentary election, the Serbian Progressive Party regains its parliamentary majority in the National Assembly.
December 27, 2023 (Wednesday)
Business and economy
- Renewable energy in Colombia
- Colombia approves regulations that encourage local communities and indigenous groups to produce energy through renewable sources and sell it to the national grid. (BBC)
December 26, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- 2023 Plateau State massacres
- At least 140 people are killed by armed bandits in more than 17 communities in Plateau State, Nigeria, including Mangu and Bokkos. Most of the houses in these communities have also been burned down. (AP)
- 2023 Plateau State massacres
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war
- A drone launched from the direction of the Red Sea is shot down near the Egyptian resort city of Dahab, according to the Egyptian military. The drone fell into the sea with no casualties or damage reported. (Reuters)
- Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Battle of Marinka (2022–2023)
- Ukraine's commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi confirms the loss of Marinka to the Russian forces.[1][2]
- Battle of Marinka (2022–2023)
- Crimea attacks
- The Russian Ropucha-class landing ship Novocherkassk is destroyed by a Ukrainian airstrike in Feodosia, Crimea, killing at least one person and injuring four others. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
- Two men from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on a hunting trip in Iraq are killed when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb planted by Islamic State insurgents in Al Anbar Governorate. (AP)
Business and economy
- Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Toyota, suspends all production at its four factories in Japan amid a transport ministry investigation into improper tests for safety certifications. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Africa floods
- Twenty-two people are killed during floods in Kasaï-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several houses and structures are damaged, with a major road being cut off. (AP)
- Six people are killed, two others are injured, and several others are missing in a fire at a guest house in Prahova, Romania. (Euronews) (AP)
- Blizzard warnings are issued for the Great Plains and Midwest of the United States. (NBC News)
International relations
- Nuclear program of Iran
- The International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran has reversed a slowdown of its enrichment of uranium, and is now enriching uranium at up to 60%, bringing the country closer to reaching the enrichment level required to make a nuclear weapon. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Fukushima nuclear accident
- The Tokyo High Court rules that TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, will be solely responsible for compensating evacuees and reduced the amount to half the amount a lower court initially ordered, while also absolving the government of any liability. (AP)
- A man is arrested in Sevres, Île-de-France, France, for killing his four children and their mother at their flat in Meaux the day before. The mother and two of the children were stabbed several times and the other children were either suffocated or drowned. (AP)
Sports
- 2023–24 NBA season
- In basketball, the Detroit Pistons lose their 27th consecutive game and break the single-season record for the most amount of losses in a National Basketball Association regular season, surpassing the records set by the 2010–11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013–14 Philadelphia 76ers, who both lost 26 games. (The Detroit News)
December 25, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Myanmar civil war
- Operation 1027
- The Ta'ang National Liberation Army of the Three Brotherhood Alliance captures the town of Mantong in northern Shan State. (The Irrawaddy)
- Operation 1027
- Syrian civil war
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- High-ranking Iranian general Sayyed Razi Mousavi is killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria. (BBC News)
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- New People's Army rebellion
- Nine New People's Army rebels are killed by the Philippine Armed Forces during clashes near Malaybalay, Bukidnon, amid a unilateral truce declared by the communist rebels. (AFP via SCMP)
- Turkish–Kurdish conflict
- Twenty-six Kurdish separatist militants and eight civilians are killed by airstrikes launched by Turkey in the autonomous region of Rojava in Syria. (AP)
- War in Sudan
- Local leaders and government officials in eastern Sudan call on the general population to mobilize and prepare for potential Rapid Support Forces attacks. The Sudanese Armed Forces is reportedly arming civilians amid fears that they will not be able to stop the militia. (Sudan Tribune)
Disasters and accidents
- Two people are killed and 29 others are injured in a fire at a residential building in Seoul, South Korea. (Xinhua via The Star)
Law and crime
- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe grants amnesty to more than 1,000 convicts and releases them from jails across the country to mark Christmas. (Al Jazeera)
December 24, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Fifteen Israeli soldiers are killed in clashes with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of IDF personnel killed to 153 since its ground invasion began. (Sky News)
- At least 70 people are killed in an Israeli airstrike against the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- War in Sudan
- Residents of White Nile State flee south toward the border with South Sudan amid rumours of an impending Rapid Support Forces assault on the region. (Radio Dabanga)
Disasters and accidents
- Eighteen workers are killed and 41 others are injured in a fire at a nickel smelter plant in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters) (AP)
International relations
- 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
- The United Kingdom announces that it will deploy the patrol vessel HMS Trent off the coast of Guyana amid Guyana's dispute with Venezuela over the Essequibo region. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election
- 2023 Serbian election protests
- Hundreds of opposition supporters in Belgrade, Serbia, are tear gassed by police outside the City Assembly building while protesting alleged vote irregularities during last week's general election. (AP)
- 2023 Serbian election protests
- Police in Sri Lanka announce the arrests of 14,766 people during a week-long military-backed crackdown, leading to the seizure of nearly 440 kilograms (970 lb) of narcotics. (AFP via CNA)
Sports
- India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports suspends the newly-elected governing body of the Wrestling Federation of India, accusing it of ignoring rules by hastily announcing championships. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/24/india-suspends-newly-elected-wrestling-body-after-top-athletes-protest (Al Jazeera)]
December 23, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 attack on the Chem Pluto
- A drone launched from Iran strikes the Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned chemical tanker Chem Pluto in the Indian Ocean. (Reuters)
- 2023 attack on the Chem Pluto
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Seventeen PKK militants and 12 Turkish soldiers are killed during two days of shootouts in northern Iraq. (AP)
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 113 people are killed and over 300 others are injured following coordinated attacks by local "bandits" on more than 20 communities in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, with hostilities continuing into early Monday. (AFP via The Hindu)
- Yemeni Crisis
- United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announces that the conflicting parties agree to a new ceasefire and to participate in a UN-led peace process. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
Law and crime
- Human rights in India
- Kashmir conflict
- Locals in Indian-controlled Kashmir say the Indian Army tortured three detainees to death, with five other surviving detainees reporting that they were also subjected to torture. (AP)
- Kashmir conflict
Politics and elections
- 2024 Russian presidential election
- The Central Election Commission rejects journalist Yekaterina Duntsova's candidacy for president, citing errors in Duntsova's submitted documents. (AFP via France 24)
Science and technology
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
- The Arabic edition of Wikipedia is taken offline for one day in protest of the ongoing war in Gaza. (Roya News)
December 22, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2720
- The UN Security Council passes a resolution on aid for Gaza. (The Independent)
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2720
- Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
- Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- Jihadist insurgency in Niger
- The French Armed Forces complete their withdrawal from Niger, marking the end of their presence in Sahel, following demands from Niger's military junta. (AFP via France 24)
- Jihadist insurgency in Niger
- Piracy around the Horn of Africa
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russia launches a mass drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, striking multiple residential districts. A block of flats is damaged in Solomianskyi District, injuring at least two people, and heavy damage is also reported in Holosiivskyi District. (Reuters)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- War against the Islamic State
- Turkey–Islamic State conflict
- Police in Turkey arrest at least 304 people suspected of links to the Islamic State during simultaneous raids conducted across the country. (AP)
- Turkey–Islamic State conflict
- Central African Republic Civil War
- Suspected 3R gunmen attack an army outpost in the village of Nzakoundou, Central African Republic, killing a soldier and injuring many others, before attacking and burning civilian homes in the village and killing 20 villagers. (AP)
- Spillover of the Kivu conflict
- Nineteen civilians and a policeman are killed, while nine other people are injured, in an attack by the RED–Tabara rebel group in Vugizo, Makamba, Burundi. (AFP via The Hindu)
- War in Sudan
- De facto ruler of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announces that he will meet with Rapid Support Forces leader Hemedti. The announcement comes after the Rapid Support Forces took control of Gezira State from the Sudanese Armed Forces. (Radio Dabanga)
Arts and culture
- Catholic Church and homosexuality
- A number of Catholic bishops around the world, including in Africa and Poland, say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples announced by Pope Francis. (AP)
Business and economy
- Corruption in the United States
- Delaware’s largest hospital system, ChristianaCare, will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower allegations by its former compliance officer that it provided kickbacks to outside doctors in return for patient referrals, resulting in fraudulent Medicaid billing. (AP)
- Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announces Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Company will open its first European EV production factory in Szeged, Hungary, and is expected to provide thousands of jobs to the region. (AP)
- China passes a series of regulations aimed at limiting video game microtransactions. The new rules include banning rewards for logging on for multiple consecutive days and banning rewards for players if they spend money in a game for the first time. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- The World Health Organization reports that reported cases of dengue globally to a record 5.2 million in 2019, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes being the main causes. (AP)
International relations
- Algeria–Mali relations
- Mali recalls its ambassador in Algeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting rebel leaders, deepening diplomatic tensions over efforts to end the separatist and Islamist insurgencies in northern Mali. (AP)
Law and crime
- Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
- A former Colombian soldier, Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, pleads guilty to conspiring in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. (AP)
- Killing of Elijah McClain
- A jury in Colorado, United States, convicts two paramedics of negligent homicide in Elijah McClain's death in 2019. (AFP via NDTV)
- Kenya's anti-corruption commission charges the country’s former tourism minister and two others with economic crimes for the alleged fraud of tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for the construction of a hospitality college. (AP)
- Former Ecuadorian vice president Jorge Glas requests asylum in Mexico. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2023 FIFA Club World Cup
- In association football, English club Manchester City win their first Club World Cup title after defeating Brazilian club Fluminense 4–0 in the final. Rodri wins the tournament's Golden Ball award. (AFP via Manila Bulletin)
December 21, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Siege of Gaza City
- The Israel Defense Forces says that it has established full "operational control" of the Shuja'iyya neighborhood in Gaza City, which has been the scene of intense clashes between Israeli troops and Hamas in recent weeks. (The Times of Israel)
- Siege of Gaza City
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Yemeni Crisis
- Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war
- At least 10 more nations, including Australia and Greece, join the United States-led Operation Prosperity Guardian task force to counter Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. (Reuters)
- Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war
- Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
- Four Indian soldiers are killed and three others are injured after gunmen opened fire against two army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (AP)
International relations
- Angola leaves OPEC over a dispute on crude oil production quotas. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- 2023 Prague shooting
- Fifteen people are killed and 24 others are injured in a mass shooting at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. The perpetrator, a student at the university, kills himself after police arrived. The perpetrator had also killed his father prior to the shooting and is also suspected of killing a man and his daughter on December 15. (AP)
- An unidentified victim of Gary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, is identified by authorities as Lori Anne Razpotnik after 38 years. (CNN)
- In Pakistan, police assault and arrest several protestors during a march from Turbat to Islamabad, where around 200 people planned to rally to draw attention to the killing of a man in police custody in Balochistan in November. (AP)
- The National Telecommunications Commission of the Philippines announces a 30-day suspension of the broadcast operations of Sonshine Media Network International following allegations of franchise violations. (Bloomberg) (CNN Philippines)
- A trial court in Butuan, Philippines publicizes the conviction of three KAPA personnel, including its founder, of syndicated fraud for being the masterminds in the country's largest illegal investment scheme. (CNN Philippines)
Science and technology
- A Stanford Internet Observatory investigation finds more then 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in the AI database LAION, an index used to train AI image-makers such as Stable Diffusion. In response, LAION temporarily removes its datasets. (AP)
- The International Trade Commission rejects Apple’s appeal to a order blocking the company from using technology underlying the Blood oxygen measurement feature on its smart watches. In response, Apple suspends sales of the products. (AP)
Sports
- The European Court of Justice rules that threats by FIFA and UEFA to sanction football clubs that wish to join the European Super League are unlawful. (Bleacher Report)
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